Ingredients

• 1/4  cup apple juice
• 1/4  cup salad oil
• 2  tablespoons wine vinegar
•   Lettuce leaves
• 2  medium apples or pears, cut into wedges
• 8  ounces lean cooked beef, cut into thin bite-size strips (1-1/2 cups)
• 1  cup jicama cut into thin bite-size strips
• 2  medium carrots, cut into thin bite-size strips (1 cup)
• 1/4  cup dried cherries or cranberries, snipped
•   Coarsely ground pepper (optional)

Directions

1. For dressing, in a screw-top jar combine apple juice, salad oil, and vinegar. Cover and shake well.

2. Line 4 plates with lettuce leaves. Arrange the apples, beef, jicama, and carrots atop lettuce. Top with cherries. Drizzle dressing over salads. If desired, sprinkle with pepper. Makes 4 servings.